What Is Nipah Virus?
4. What Are the Treatment Options?
There are no known treatment options for Nipah virus; care is limited to supportive measures. The most common care strategy for individuals known to be infected with Nipah virus is supportive care. It’s essential to protect individuals in hospitals from becoming infected, so barrier nursing techniques are used to avoid hospital-acquired infection.
Ribavirin is being tested as a potential treatment option. Some studies show it to be effective when the virus is still in vitro, but there have been limited and inconclusive studies to show its usefulness in clinical trials.
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